Top 15 Amherst College News Stories of 2014–15

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Now that the academic year is done, let's take a look back at some of the most clicked, tweeted, liked and shared bits of Amherst-related news. Here, in chronological order, are the year's highlights:

1. Meet the Class of 2018, by the NumbersAmherst's class of 2018 includes an internationally ranked table tennis player, a Morse Code enthusiast, a U.S. military veteran, a blacksmith and someone who wears size 16 shoes.

10.Saving the Planet and Making It LaughDavid Beron Echavarria '15 and Richard Altieri '15 were awarded Thomas J. Watson Fellowships to explore how other cultures deal with two basic products of human life: laughter and garbage.